Flag Definitions for 2002-03 Growth API Data File

This school (or the district on behalf of
the school) reported that it would correct 2003 Standard
and Reporting (STAR) demographic information through the
testing contractor. However, the information has not been
corrected.

The California Department of Education will post the 2003
API (Growth) for this school when correct data becomes available.

2

This school is currently changing data.
Their API is scheduled for release in January.

3

This school's proportion of students excused at parent
request compared to its 2003 Standardized Testing and Reporting
(STAR) program enrollment on the first day of testing is
equal to or greater than 10 percent.

When a school's proportion of parental waivers is equal
to or greater than 10 but less than 20 percent, the California
Department of Education conducts standard statistical tests
to check whether the pupils tested at the school were representative
of the entire school's population. This school failed the
statistical test or its proportion of parental waivers in
2003 is 20 percent or greater, therefore, the school does
not have a valid API for 2003.

4

This school (or the district on behalf of
the school) has certified to the California Department of
Education that during the 2003 Standardized Testing and
Reporting (STAR) testing an adult irregularity in testing
procedure occurred at the school affecting 5 percent or
more of pupils tested. Therefore, this school does not have
a valid API for 2003.

5

In 2003, this school had fewer than 11 valid
2003 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test scores.
No reliable API can be calculated with so few scores.

6

The district superintendent (or principal,
if an independent charter school) has certified that the
scores obtained on the 2003 administration of the STAR do
not reflect the performance of the students at the school.

7

For at least one 2003 Standardized Testing and Reporting
(STAR) content area used in the API, this school failed to
test a significant proportion of students who were not exempt
from testing in 2003.